Today's Sports

Highlands sophomore Destiny Dilworth hit a pair of NCAA qualifying marks at the Joe Davies Open Saturday afternoon in the final tune-up for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Robertson hosts the semifinal of the District 2-3A girls’ basketball tournament Wednesday night at Mike Marr Gym, and the winner gets to cross the Gallinas for a shot at regular-season champ West Las Vegas on Friday night at Gillie Lopez Gym.

The Lady Cardinals, who beat Pojoaque Valley 42-38 in the regular-season finale, await the winner between the Elkettes and Raton, a 55-54 winner over Taos.

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The boys’ district tourney also continues Wednesday, with Pojoaque hosting Tuesday’s Raton-Robertson victor.

ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico’s strategy was simple against No. 6 San Diego State: Get the ball to Cameron Bairstow.
Bairstow scored 26 points on a series of jumpers, dunks and layups to lead the Lobos to a 58-44 victory over the Aztecs on Saturday night.

As a result of that effort — and last week’s get-even triumph at Nevada-Las Vegas — the Lobos returned to the AP Top 25 for the first time since Week 2, checking in at No. 25.

As they took to the court at Mike Marr Gym Friday night, the Robertson girls’ basketball players had an unusual source of support in the stands — their crosstown rivals, the West Las Vegas Lady Dons.

By virtue of their 42-38 win over Pojoaque Valley, the Robertson girls not only tipped the regular-season District 2-3A title to West Las Vegas, they also leapfrogged Pojoaque in the standings to finish second in the district.

This season’s version of the Mora Rangers has been a pleasant surprise. Amid player transfers, youth, and one of the toughest schedules in Class 2A, the Rangers finished the season with an overall mark of 11-15.

More importantly Mora secured a hold of second place in District 2-2A with a 5-3 record although they lost a 74-67 nailbiter to the Peñasco Panthers on Feb. 20. Despite the defeat, Mora is the second seed for the upcoming district tournament which begins Tuesday at Joseph Montoya Gymnasium.

The Mora Rangerettes are once again regular-season champions of District 2-2A girls’ basketball, and the team will host the district tournament final next week.

Mora clinched the top spot on a momentous Tuesday evening, beating Pecos 63-44 at Sanchez Gym. The win, which pumped Mora’s record to 20-3 overall and 7-0 in district, marks the fifth straight season the team has won 20 or more games.